Battle for Saipan

So it will be

with the resurrection of the dead.

The body that is sown is perishable,

rises imperishable.

It is sown weak.

It is risen with power.

It is sown in dishonor. It is risen with glory.

It is sown as a natural body, it is risen as a spiritual.

If there is a natural body, there is a spiritual body.

That'’s why I love you, major.

Five klicks north, we should find a second division hospital.

Heads up, they hydrated. We ain'’t in London no more.

We got trees here, so watch your six.

Copy that.Yes, Sir.

No more teatime, huh, Major?

No more teatime, Private.

Just remember this is a quick sweep.

Five, six days,

you could be home having grits with grandma, Reynolds.

Oh, my granny makes the best grits in all of Texas.

Well, you go ahead and tell Nana

she got a new grandson named Gustavo,

and I want some of them grits.

I wouldn'’t care much for your grandma'’s grits,

but I'’d love to meet your sister.

Hey, sonny boy, you too young for that,

but maybe when you'’re older, young gun.

Take cover! Watch your six!

Ammo!

You'’re a cold-blooded killer, Sir.

Let me look. You'’ve been long-bladed, soldier.

Keep some pressure on that, okay?

All right, okay.Pressure.

All right. Let'’s see what we'’ve got.

Hey, you make sure you call my mom. She'’s gonna be mad.

She'’s gonna be real mad.

Pressure! Listen to me.

We gotta move, gotta go quietly.

Can you make it?Yes, sir.

Up we go. On your feet.

Vic. Hey, you get any rest?

Nah.

You look like shit.Thanks.

Could try and get you some diphenhydramine if you'’d like.

I used to use it to get to sleep when my mother-in-law visited.

Let'’s hope it doesn'’t come to that.

Something else?

Saw something else in a crate.

Not sure it was supposed to be in the supply boat.

Yeah, what?Bourbon.

No, no, no. I need to keep my head clear.

Probably better. There'’s no diphen out here anyway.

I hear we'’re both up for double shifts today.

No, no. I heard we got new personnel

coming in from Hawaii.

That'’s what I heard too.

Looks like that'’s not happening anymore.

This is bullshit.Talk to your friend.

Maybe I will.

Password.

Come on, Jake, it'’s me.

Good luck, Vic. General'’s in a bad mood.

Isn'’t he always?It'’s worse.

Worse?Just a warning.

Thanks for the tip.

Password?

I haven'’t slept for days.

How am I supposed to remember what the password is?

That'’s close enough.

Oh wow.

Now this makes me homesick.

Keeps a little normalcy in my life

in the middle of all this insanity.

Smoke?

Thanks. I quit.

It helps me with my headaches.

I think that'’s what they call addiction.

What do they call this?

Bonus?

I'’ll drink to that.

What can I help you with, Vic?

I just heard that we'’re not getting

new surgeons shipped in.I heard the same.

That'’s a mistake. We'’re being overrun in here.

What do you want me to do about it?

Plead our case.They'’re not gonna listen to me.

They put me out here so they don'’t have to

listen to me anymore.

We'’re a week late on the morphine.

Troops are our priority.

Yeah, I, I'’m not getting any sleep.

I'’m not the only one.

Everyone'’s pulling six shifts without a break.

It'’s been over a month, Jake.

How'’s your hand? Still shaking?

Not at the moment.

Well, you keep up this schedule, don'’t get enough sleep,

it'’s gonna get worse and you'’re not gonna be any good to us

as a surgeon, let alone a soldier,

if you have to pick up a weapon.

Luckily, as a surgeon, we don'’t have to

arm ourselves during battle.

Vic,

I'’ll do what I can.

Thanks, Jake.Yeah.

You really should start easing up on that.

I'’m getting ready so I can toast to Jesus when my time comes.

Isn'’t that supposed to be with wine?

Who'’s keeping track?

Vic,

you'’ll be home soon.

I wish I could say the same.

Secure the patient! Prepare for surgery.

Roll him in. Prepare for surgery.

Secure the patient, secure the patient.

Hold his legs down. Stay still, Kid.

Oh my god! Oh my god! My arm! I'’m gonna lose my arm!

Just breathe! Stay with me, stay with me.

I'’m gonna lose my arm, I'’m gonna lose my arm!

You'’re gonna be fine, you'’re gonna be fine!

The bastard jumped at me!What have you got here?

Shrapnel to his forearm, ripped it up pretty bad.

Given him more than enough morphine but he ain'’t taking to it.

The arm?It'’s hanging on by a thread.

Needs to be amputated.

What'’s your name, Buster?Adell.

Adell, is that your first or last name?

First. Last name'’s Dollins.

Dollins? Where you from?

Paris, Texas.

I got a cousin from Greensville. You ever been?

Yeah.

Hold him down. Secure the legs.

They'’ve got a great burger joint. Am I right?

Yeah, they do.Yeah they do, they do,

they do, and those Texas girls?

I mean, the Southern belle is all.

Mine'’s from Tennessee, but you know,

you gotta get one of those, right?

Yeah, yeah.

Southern girls down there. Huh? Beautiful.

You did good kid, you did good.

You'’re okay. It'’s okay.

No, no, no. You'’re okay. You'’re fine. Don'’t look.

My arm! My arm!

My arm!Get in, get in. Get back in.

I play ball. What am I gonna do with one arm?

Right, get him in a room and get someone

to write a letter back home for him, all right?

Guys, that'’s you too. Let'’s go.

All right. Let'’s cut a rug, sugar.

There we go, people. There we go. Keep it moving.

God!

Private.

Up you get. Up you get, soldier.

Come on, come on, come on!

Camila, he needs to get to surgery, now.

We got a gaping puncture wound here.

Probably a bayonet, massive bleeding.

Well, you and your friend are lucky to be alive.

You think? Major Porter, Staten Island.

Gustavo Esposito, Los Angeles.

Vic Weber, Brooklyn. Go, go, go, go!

Good work.Thank you.

Gave him some of my grandfather'’s vodka.

You smuggling in booze, young lady?

You haven'’t had this vodka yet, have you?

No.

Oh, sorry.

You didn'’t wake me.

I can'’t sleep on this god forsaken island.

Hey, do me a favor.

Go take care of somebody worse off than me. I'’m fine.

You sure?Yeah.

Insomnia'’s a pretty common problem around here.

Where'’d you ship in from?

Great Britain. Can'’t you tell by my accent?

I could tell you'’re from the boroughs.

That'’s '’cause you'’re from Brooklyn.Yeah.

But judging by your lack of accent,

you ain'’t been there in a while.

I went out to California, graduated from UCLA.

That was my next question.

But hey, I did pick up a little jolly old English

while I was stationed over there, comes out when I'’m mad.

Yeah? I can'’t hear it.

You will.

How'’s Gustavo?

Another ten minutes, he might not have made it.

Leanne'’s got a good bedside manner.

He stands a pretty good chance.

That'’s good.

Oh! Jesus! What do you give for pain here, Doc, soda pop?

Easy, easy. You lost a lot of blood.

They'’re a quarter inch away from your kidneys.

Yeah. Nice wound to match the one on the other side, right?

I saw that. And a whole bunch of others.

They tell a story, yeah?

Yeah. All from combat?

Hell no, Doc.